Dioscorea villosa Linnaeus
Dioscorea villosa Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b.
Vernacular names
- igname velue Provancher, 1862
- dioscorée velue Newcomb, 1983
- wild yam FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- colic root FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- four-leaved yam ITIS, 2010
- wild yam root Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
- yam root FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
Synonyms
- Dioscorea cliffortiana Lamarck FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea glauca Muhlenberg ex L.C. Beck FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea hexaphylla Rafinesque FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea lloydiana E.H.L. Krause FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea longifolia Rafinesque FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea megaptera Rafinesque FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea paniculata Michaux FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea paniculata var. glabrifolia Bartlett FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea pruinosa Kunth FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea quaternata J. Gmelin FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea quaternata var. glauca (Muhlenberg ex L.C. Beck) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea quinata J.F. Gmelin FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea repanda Rafinesque FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa subsp. glabrifolia (Bartlett) W. Stone FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa subsp. glauca (Muhlenberg ex L.C. Beck) R. Knuth FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa subsp. hirticaulis (Bartlett) R. Knuth FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa subsp. paniculata (Michaux) R. Knuth FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa subsp. quaternata (J.F. Gmelin) R. Knuth FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa var. glabra J. Lloyd ex A. Gray FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa var. glabrifolia (Bartlett) S.F. Blake FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa var. hirticaulis (Bartlett) H.E. Ahles FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea villosa var. vera Prain & Burkill FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
- Dioscorea waltheri Desfontaines FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
Distribution
- Native
- Introduced
- Ephemeral
- Excluded
- Extirpated
- Doubtful
- Absent
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Classification
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | Magnoliidae |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Dioscoreales |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus | Dioscorea |
| Species | Dioscorea villosa |
Habit
Herb